Player ratings: Manchester City vs Manchester United

MANCHESTER — Manchester City eased to victory, as the Manchester City vs Manchester United player ratings reflected just how far Pep Guardiola’s side are ahead of their Manchester rivals.

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City took the lead early through Kevin de Bruyne and although Jadon Sancho scored a fine equalizer, City were far superior throughout. De Bruyne gave City the lead and Riyad Mahrez scored a fine late double to cap off the 4-1 win, as the Premier League leaders tormented United’s ramshackle defense.

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Below are the Manchester City vs Manchester United player ratings in full, with marks out of 10 and analysis on each player.

Ederson: 6 – Brave stop to deny Fred in the first half. Didn’t have much else to do.

Kyle Walker: 6.5 – Beaten easily by Sancho for his goal, and couldn’t get forward much. Some good long balls.

John Stones: 6.5 – Struggled a little to track Bruno’s movement.

Aymeric Laporte: 7 – Some good interceptions at key moments to stop United’s counters.

Joao Cancelo: 7 – Typically consistent. Slick going forward and reads the game so well defensively.

Rodri: 7 – Tried to get City moving forward whenever he could. Good battle with McTominay and Fred.

Kevin de Bruyne: 9 – Took his two goals with calmness and dictated the tempo of the game. “Big Game Kev!”

Bernardo Silva: 8 – Majestic movement, dribbling and pass to set up City’s first goal. Caused havoc on the inside left channel.

Riyad Mahrez: 8 – Denied by De Gea in the first half, tricky as ever and scored a fine half volley and another late goal to seal the win. City didn’t attack down their right much, which left him frustrated, but Mahrez is in tremendous form.

Phil Foden: 7.5 – Some lovely